THE SUBSTITUTE 4: FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION  (2001)

MORGAN'S RATING

Fourth installment of the popular series features Treat Williams as undercover cop Karl Thomasson who is posing as a teacher at an elite military school that is threatened by neo-Nazis. Thomasson is challenged by trying to figure out who he is to trust and who to suspect.

Treat Williams (Karl Thomasson), Angie Everhart (Jenny), Patrick Kilpatrick (Brack), Bill Nunn (Luther), Tim Abell (Devlin), Grayson Fricke (Ted Yeager), Simon Rhee (Lim), Scott Miles (Buckner), Brian Beegle (Frey), Samantha Thomas (Harmon), John Michael Weatherly (Mauk), Lori Beth Edgeman (Cunningham), Moe Michaels (Robson), J. Don Ferguson (Colonel Yeager), K.C. Powe (Sissy), Lonnie R. Smith (Yuler), Laura-Shay Griffin (Dixie), Alton Glass (Cadet), Jonathan Thompson (Faculty Officer), Richard Cleveland Harrelson (Cadet, uncredited).

FACTS

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

RELEASE DATE: April 24th, 2001 (USA) (DVD PREMIERE)

DIRECTOR: Robert Radler (The Substitute 3: WTA). WRITERS: Dan Gurskis, and based on the characters created by Roy Frumkes, Rocco Simonelli and Alan Ormsby. PRODUCER: Robert Radler. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Thomas J. Busch. ORIGINAL MUSIC: Stephen Edwards. DISTRIBUTOR: Artisan Entertainment.

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"Definately worth a rental if you're in the mood for some decent hand-to-hand combat..." -- David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

"wholly ridiculous, and its silly tagline invites far too many obvious jokes at its expense." -- Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

"Slightly better than The Substitute 3 only because of some decent hand-to-hand combat scenes, but overall it's just very weak." -- Morgan Muscat, The Action Kings